e+ Casthéllit News loner 1.16 mt prams scoremasinniey su Seine eta a sie KIDS JUST ’ NOTEIT ENOUGH By KIRK LaPOINTE Canadian Press These days, if Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, they would likely stop a few: times to catch their breath and need their parents to lug the bucket home. Statistics show that more and more adults are getting and staying in shape, but the facts about the fitness of today’s children aren't nearly as rosy. It appears the twin allures of television and junk food are keeping many youngsters from reaching their physical potential. Experts say that building good health habits at school age can pay lifelong dividends. Apart from learning the benefits of exercise and proper diet, studies show active children develop better “networks” in the brain to make them more physically adept. And the 1981 Canada Fitness Survey found that active kids “have a more positive emotional outlook than their less active peers.” SOME FINDINGS Still, consider that: e Roughly 60 per cent of children in Canada and 65 per cent in the United States do not meet minimum cardiovascular fitness standards. e Canadian enrolment in high school physical education courses has dropped to 30 per cent today from 80 per cent in the early 1970s. e Only about half of all Canadian children, includi e A recent U.S, study found 76 per cent of elementary school girls and 26 per cent of boys couldn't do one chin-up. ¥ © Twelve-year-old children drink an average of 680 millilitres (about 2 cans) of pop daily and the average child eats one of three meals away from home. WORSE AT SCHOOL “It sounds crazy, but when you start ‘to school, your fitness level decreases,” says Dr. Goode, Pi of physical education at 1 of Toronto and a leading Canadian expert on children's exercise, “When I look at ‘recreation’ in the United States, I spell it with a ‘W,’" says Dr. Carles Kuntzh avs. 4 TELEPHONE 365-5210 Accounting authority, on children’s fitness. “We've made the assumption that the average child is fit and that the average child is active, but the research shows that is not true.” If Kuntzleman believes the situation is a wreck below the border, Canadian experts think it's pretty much that way here, too. So concerned about the state of children's health were delegates at last June’s Canadian Summit on Fitness that they urged provincial education ministers to make daily physical and health education mandatory from pre-school to high school. The ministers are pondeging the idea, but few observers expect them to agree to such a costly demand in this age of restraint. For one thing, the effects of a fit student body aren't as evident as the effects of a well-taught science class. : Of course, the school system isn’t entirely to blame. Parents have an obligation to encourage children’s fitness, but Goode says parents rarely play sports or exercise with their kids unless they are themselves fit. And Kuntzleman told a recent international conference on health in Toronto that some parents may be compounding problems. The era of playing outdoors and coming inside only for meals may be over. Parents are keeping their younger kids off the streets. “They are frightened (by news reports) of child "he said: “They entice kids teenagers, know how to swim. and to stay home with the VCR.” FOR COLON CANCER Fatty diets to blame BOSTON (AP) — Two new studies showing a link be tween high cholesterol levels and colon cancer suggest that diets rich in fat may cause this form of cancer. One of the studies found men with high cholesterol are about 60 per cent more likely than those with normal chol- esterol levels to get colon cancer, while the other found an association between high cholesterol and colon polyps that often become cancerous. However, the research found no evidence that men with unusually low choles. terol levels face an elevated cancer risk, as some earlier studies suggested. Health experts have long encouraged people to avoid foods loaded with saturated fat and cholesterol as a way of preventing heart disease. The new research supports the growing but still contro- versial notion that this same healthy diet may also pre- vent some forms of cancer. “It's a good idea to reduce your serum cholesterol level for heart disease,” said Dr. Lawfence Garfinkel of the American Cancer Society. “And if you believe these studies, there's no harmful effects of reducing your serum cholesterol levels.” He said, however, that “the picture is still quite muddy” regarding whether high cholesterol levels in the blood actually increase one’s chances of getting colon cancer. “Some studies show an elevated risk. Others don't. There still has to be more work done on this.” The cancer society and the National Academy of Sci ences, among other U.S. organizations, recommend people eat less fats as one way of lessening their cancer risk. The two new studies, both conducted in Western Eur- ope, were published in the! weekly New England Journal of Medicine. In one of them, conducted by Dr. Sven Tornberg and colleagues from Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, re- searchers studied the link between cancer and choles. terol in 92,898 Swedith men and women. ~ Between 1963 and 1965, doctors checked their levels of cholesterol and combin- ations of cholesterol and pro tein called beta-lipoproteins. They then used the na- tional Swedish cancer regis. try to see who had gotten colon or rectal cancer by 1979. Men who had cholesterol levels of more than 250 milligrams per decilitre of blood, along with elevated beta-lipoproteins, had a risk of colon cancer that was 63 per cent higher than those with cholesterol levels below 224. Their risk of .rectal cancer was 70 per cent higher than those with lower levels. Although similar trends were seen in women, the re- searchers said they were not statistically meaningful. SEEKS LINK In the other study, Dr. Gerd Alexander Mannes and colleagues from the Univer sity of Munich in West Ger- many looked for a link be- tween cholesterol and colon polyps. After an examination of 1,083 patients, they found that those with high choles- terol were twice as likely as those with low levels to have polyps. In this analysis, those with high cholesterol had levels of more than 267, while those with low levels were below 173. The conclusions applied to both men and women. People can increase their cholesterol levels by eating saturated fat. The research ers speculated that the ele. vated cholesterol levels they saw were a sign of high fat consumption. Light bulbs fight cancer KINGSTON, ONT. (CP) — Doctors in this eastern On. tario city are using lightbulbs in an experimental treatment of cancer that avoids the de. bilitating side-effects of chemotherapy. About 100 patients at the Kingston Regional Cancer Centre have undergone the treatment, which involves a harmless, light-sensitive drug that persists in malig nant tissue longer than in normal tissue. When exposed to normal visible light, the drug creates a deadly poison that attacks the tumor. The so-called photodynam. ic therapy is a form of “localized chemotherapy,” Dr. James Kennedy said in an interview. “We activate it locally only locally — and you get a very strong drug reaction at the site where you activate said the doctor who be gan to use the drug-and light technique on patients in 1978. The procedure is also used in Vancouver and other cities around the world. Unlike standard chemo therapy, which involves strong drugs that alter the body's chemistry, the new therapy carries none of the usual side-effects, such as hair loss, nausea or bone. marrow depression. The drug, hematoporphy rin derivative or HpD, is closely related to a natural element of blood and is harmless, Kennedy said. “It is quite non-toxic and that’s because it is very closely related to hemoglo- bin,” a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body. HpD belongs to a class of chemicals that can absorb energy from light and pass it on as chemical energy. The energy is transferred to oxy gen molecules near the mem branes of the tumor cells This energized form of oxy gen then bounces around un controllably and attacks the cell membrane, causing it to leak and die almost instantly. In clinical treatments, the drug is injected into the patient two to six days before the light therapy. This gives it time to concentrate in the tumor. Kennedy said it is most ef. fective in cases where the cancer tissue is small, thin and superficial, such as in common skin cancers, and early cancers of the breast, urinary tract, mouth, cervix and lung. In cervix and lung cancers, a laser is used instead of ordinary visible light because it can be focused into a thin fibre for access to inner body linings. Although Kennedy said the photodynamic therapy is still considered primarily a salvage treatment to be used only -wien_conventional treatment has failed or is in. appropriate, its use as a pri- mary therapy is growing. Some of the patients Ken- nedy first treated in 1978 who had not responded to other treatment going strong. are still One woman in her 70s whose leg cancer resisted ra- diotherapy was saved from an amputation. “She's in a nursing home now,” Kennedy said. “She's had a couple of strokes, she's had a brain tumor, she had a very bad car accident — but her leg is still fine.” MOoROSO, MARKIN & BLAIN CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS 241 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-7287 Brian L. Brown CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT 270 Columbia Ave. Costl. Nursery .“Shakespeare, did your father help you with this homework?”’ Cleaning Ph, 365-2151 SOLIGO, KOIDE & JOHN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 615 Columb ve. CLEAN-SCENE ENTERPRISES ROTARY-JET STEAM EXTRACTION (TRUCK POWERED) © UPHOLSTERY CLEANING WATER & FIRE DAMAGE CLEAN-UP SPECIALISTS 365-6969 THE STORE THAT HAS IT ALL JN DRAPERY! Gwen Kissock In-home drapery estimates — no charge, no obligation. CHANG’S LET! RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING SERVICE 365-7312 Open 2601 - 9th Avenue, Castlegar Optometrist OPTOMETRIST No. 2 - 615 Columbia, Castlegar 365-2220 or 366 Boker St., Nelson 352-5152 ce lor 9:30-5:30 Tues. to Sat. Bus. 265-3515 Res. 365-6880 1434 Columbia Ave., Castlegar (Upstairs) Castlegar Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc. C.A. Resident Partner Appliances ———————— CHEM-DRY® OF THE KOOTENAYS (WEST) * No Steam or * Economical * Removes even Stubborn Stains * Carpets, Draperi Upholstery Cleaning APPLIANCE PARTS AND SERVICE DEPT. Call 365-3388 © All Brand Names Serviced All Parts Stocked Rebuilt Timers Used Appliances and Consignments * Coin-Operated Machines * Industrial Laundry Call 365-3912 or 364-2223 Ls Computers computer syste a South Slocan Junction 359-77! we = KENMORE © INGLIS * HOTPOINT » ETC CASTLEGAR PLUMBING HEATING LT! a D. 1008 Columbia Avenve 365-3988 Appliance Rentals TIRED OF LAUNDROMATS? six $1.9°° (per month) And do your wash at home. MINOR SPORTS Sure, we're interested! Phone the Castlegar News for details on how to get reports of your organization onto the sports pages. 365-3517 For your other appliances ore also available for rent such as ranges, tridges, dishwoshers microwaves and dryers. For more information call or drop into Castlegar Plumbing & Heating Ltd. 1008 Columbia Ave. Castleger 365-3388 8 30am 12p.m &100p.m IMPORTANT NOTICE Ministry of Health Division of Vital Statistics Effective January 12, 1987, District Registrars of Bir- th, Death and Marriage, and Marriage Licence Issuers will be available to serve the public at the tollowing locations: CASTLEGAR Castlegar Court House 365-8511 555 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, B.C. VIN 1G8 Hours: Monday to Friday 4.30pm Trail City Hall 364-1262 1394 Pine Ave. Trail, B.C. VIR 4E6 Hours. Monday to Friday 8300.m TRAIL 4.30pm USSELL UCTION Hwy. 3A, Throms Buy or Sell by Auction 399-4793 Auto Rentals AVIS Vehicles Available to ICBC Claimants,——_| LOCATED AT Castlegar Airport Terminal end Adastra Aviation — 365-2313 Concrete WEST K CONCRETE LTD. PIPELINE PITT RD. CALL PLANT 693-2430 CASTLEGAR 365-2430 Contractors KINNAIRD TRANSFER Concrete Gravel Road Gravel Drain Rock Bedding Sand Fill, Gravel or Sand Topsoil Call 365-7124 Electrical T.F. ELECTRIC LTD. © Contracting * Maintenonce © Consulting * Class A ESTIMATING & SALES CALL 365-8028 FUNERAL CHAPEL Dedicated to kindly, thoughtful service. COMPLETE FUNERAL SERVICE Cremation, Traditional rial and Pre-Arrangement Plan lable Granite, Bronze Memorials, Cremation Urns and Plaques Phone 365-3222 Moving & Storage WILLIAMS MOVING & STORAGE 2337-6th Ave., Castlegar Invite you to call them for a tree moving estimate. Let our representative tell you about the many services which hove made Williams the most respec- ted name in the moving business. Ph. 365-3328 Collect ——— ~ GOOD TIME Music © Parties © Weddings © Banquets ML. LeNoy 8.8. 0.D. OPTOMETRIST 1012 - 4th St. Castlegar PHONE 365-3361 Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. Plumbing & Heating BARTLE & GIBSON The Plumbing & Heating Centre American Standard Valley Fibrebath Jacuzzi * Crane Duro Pumps & Softeners Electrical Supplies 365-7702 2317 - 6th Ave. Castlegar AL'S PLUMBING mmercial * Residential * Installation * Repairs * Hot Water Heating 365-8223 ALL TYPES OF COMMERCIAL PRINTING © Letterheads * Envelopes Brochures © Raffle lickets Castlégar News 197 Columbia Ave. 365-7266 Restaurants THE COLANDER — SPAGHETTI Specializing in Italian Cuisine “A Trail Tradition” Dinner 5 to 9 every day Lunch 11:30 to 2 week days. For Reservations Phone 364-1816 1475 Cedar Avenue Trail Septic Service DR. C. COX Family Dentistry Orthodontics We like Children! | —~ Metaline Falls 509-446-4501 Want to make a little money go a long way? Try Business Directory Advertising! COLEMAN COUNTRY BOY SERVICE Sump & Septic Tank Pumping PHONE 365-5013 3400 - 4th Avenue Castlegar 1.1. (TIM) ALLEN o.D se é : cothsaatine Library. Partianent Bites: 50% B.C. pH ai Lib: the present downtown branch. Council voted 6&2 to proceed immediately with the site and awarded a construction Construction Ltd, of Castlegar for $396,700. Berg Construction was the lowest of three bidders. Nu-Tech Construction Ltd. of Castlegar bid $396,761 and F. J. MeLeod, also of Castlegar, bid $419,000. ‘Aldermen Nick Ogiow and Patti Richards voted against the proposal. ‘The Castlegar and District Public Library board plans to meet Monday with the contractor to set a date for the start of i Board chairman Deb Chmara said it is possible Belleville St revi 20 ry to construction could “almost get started immediately.” Chimara said tenders for the building were issued based on viata yc cald dhe would Jike to see the ground broken within She she w to see two or three weeks, but the actual start would have to be worked out with the contractor. Meanwhile, the library will begin moving next week to its temporary location in the Pharmasave basement. ‘Tuesday night's council debate over the new library was marked by heated exchanges before a packed ¢ouneil chambers. In a departure from the usual proceedings, May aad Audrey Moore turned over.the chairmanship of the meeting to Ald. Carl Henne and presented a comprehensive five-page report supporting the present library site and attacking an alternative site proposed by Oglow. “T have been singularly quiet for-e-tong time,” Moore said, “Binee the decision to provide the new library facilities ‘én the present downtown site was made more than a year ‘and a half ago, it is unfortunate that a number of alternate proposals and site have been put forward in recent months.” ‘Moore charged that a.“very small minority” wants to delay the project indefinitely to “pursue an endless variety of alternatives”. As well, she said there are others who appear intérested in re-opening the debate about whether the new library should be in north or south Castlegar. Moore presented an itemized account of why council should support the present site and proposed construction. In addition, she went point-by-point' through Oglow's proposal to locate the library between city hall and the Bank of Montreal of Columbia Ave. ‘ Oglow read from a prepared statement in which he said he has “great concerns” about the proposal to build the library on the present site. He said his previous concerns . CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1987 ain downtown were based on economics and reiterated that the city could save money by building on vacant land instead of demolishing most of the present building. However, Ogiow also raised concerns about fire safety, saying fire regulations will be just barely met if the proposal goes ahead. He added that an extra squate foot added to the basement would contravene the building code. “I am convinced that sworn testimony by the building inspector and the fire marshal!'s office will confirm what I say,” he said. Ogiow also said he would sign his name to petition seeking an investigation into the whole affair by the B.C. Superii dent of lities. And with a flourish, he pulled the petition from his briefease and proceeded to sign it. Richards also read from a prepared statement, saying continued on page A2 WEATHERCAST cool, dry weather to continue. 3 Sections (A, B &C) SLIPPERY ROADS . . . Constable Bob Mills inspects the scene of a single vehicle accident on Highway 22 between Trail and Genelle. The accident 13. Sandra Reid of Fruitvale, occurred at approximately 8:20 a.m. Jan. 4% % HIGHWAY PATROL RCMP postpone move By RON NORMAN Editor Nelson RCMP has postponed plans to centralize West Kootenay RCMP highway patrol officers in Nelson while it takes another look at, the proposal. The RCMP had planned to transfer one officer from the Castlegar detach- schedule, ment and two from the Fruitvale transferred. detachment to Nelsofl effective Jan. 5. “It is However, As well, another officer from Castlegar was slated to relocate in Grand Forks. Nelson superintendent Merne Torresan said today that while the Castlegar and Fruitvale highway patrol have been integrated with Nelson's the officers haven't been premature conclude the movement has been made,” Torresan said in an interview. “It is a decision I am reassessing.” Both Castlegar council and the Central Kootenay regional district board expressed concerns about the move to centralize highway patrol ser vices. Ald. Len Embree told council Tues- day night that the two highway patrol officers in Castlegar provided “flex ibility.” He said the officers were used region RCMP schedules for people to “VICTORIA REVIEWS GOVERNMENT AGENT By CasNews Staff ‘The provincial government is considering opening a government agent's office in Castlegar. Elwood Veitch, Provincial Secre- tary and Minister of: Government Services, wrote Castlegar council in ‘a Jan. & letter than he is “review: ing” the possibility of a government agent's office in Castlegar. “However, establishing a govern: ment agent’s office in Castlegar will be dependent upon the avail- ability of resources,” Veitch cau tioned. Council asked Victoria last Aug- ust to open a government agent's office in Castlegar. Council pointed out that the nearest government agent's offices are-in Rossland and Nelson. Veitch told coutieil that one of the priorities of the new Vander Zalm ate release erbment agents. government is to enhance services provided by government agents in communities they serve. “Ministry. staffs are detailing the present resources of the Govern ment Agents Branch,” he said. Veitch also announced in a separ that his. -ministry is undertaking a complete review of the role played by government agents in B.C. communities. “The premier has pledged more open and consultative government, ‘and as our local representatives in 61 communities the government agents can play a significant part in this process,” he said. As well as input from various government ministries and from the agents themselves. the review will include a questionnaire to residents who use services provided by gov- to augment the police force on Hallo ween and during a municipal emer- gency. “I think it (the move) is quite ser- ious,” Embree said, adding that council should seek more information about the relocation. Ald. Albert Calderbank agreed, noting that the outlying areas will suffer from the transfers. He also questioned whether RCMP officers assigned to the city now would be used to help patrol the rural areas. Mayor Audrey Moore pointed out that at one time six officers were assigned to rural patrol. However, the contingent was reduced by one last year. If two more are transferred, that will leave just three officers to patrol a population of 7,000, she said. Ald. Terry Rogers suggested the transfers were the “tip of the iceberg” and were tied in with the lack of a new RCMP detachment in Castlegar. Moore suggested council meet with Castlegar RCMP Staff Sgt. John Ste: vens and Torresan. Torresan told the Castlegar News he wants to meet with council and the re- gional district to hear their concerns. He said a final decision on the transfers continued Eeenee on page A2 the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, escaped without injury. RCMP say road conditions at the time were icy and no charges will be laid. Residents ° a The fate of a pi park in Ootischenia Area J director Martin Vanderpol after CETAC to withdraw this more than 200 people |argue over waterslide By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer not have an ample supply of water. We believe this spplication should be roposed waterslide tabled until the question of a water lies ithe hands of supply is no longer an issue. We ask application idea. attraction. facility. Cashews Photo by Michael Kolesniko night td debate the issue. Vanderpol, who chaired the~ public hearing on the proposed development which includes a motel and RV park, ly. He said one alternative is to tap heard arguments for and against the He said he now will take a Week to © review the comments to di Ootischenia residents want the tourist packed the until an approved water supply can be Hall Tuesday~-bountl,” said Cheveldave- ———But- Exner said CETAC has some tives for a Water supply which ould not effect thé Ootischenia sup- to Selkirk College's water. “Selkirk College has an ample water pply that could probably flood the if whole valley,” said Exner. ‘Those who spoke in favor of the a tourist attraction argued the facility is [ He will then recommend that the needed to create jobs and stimulate the Regional District of Central Kootenay economy. board either grant or reject Castlegar- based CETAC Development Ltd. a development permit for the proposed are no jobs around here,” said Peter “T'm in my 20s and people in my age group find it really tough because there Laurie. “Most of the people I went to After the meeting CETAC director school with had to leave this town. Gary Exner conceded the majority of Most of the people in this room are Valley group threatens lawsui residents. By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer The Slocan Valley Watershed Alli ance says it will go to court to seek an injunction against logging in Springer Creek if the Ministry of Forests and Ministry of Environment grant Slocan Forest Products a cutting permit for the area. The environment group argues that Springer Creek acts as a water supply for the village of Slocan. The alliance says that in July, 1985 the forestry and environment minis. tries signed a memorandum agreeing to delay the granting of a cutting permit to Slocan Forest Products until both the company and the alliance could come to an agreement over safe- guards for the protection of the water supply. The alliance now charges that the two government departments will grant the timber company a cutting permit after a meeting scheduled for Monday. The group says the forestry and environment ministries have re viewed Slocan Forest Products’ plans for safeguarding the watershed and are satisfied with the work done. But Wayne Peppard, chairman of the watershed alliance, told the Castlegar News Tuesday that the group is not satisfied that Springer Creek will be safe from any potential damage that could be caused by logging. “We've reviewed their process and we're not very impressed at all,” said Peppard Peppard received a Dec. 17 letter continued on poge A2 chairman Alec savings on th: speech and writing abilities wer those. in attendance seemed to be over 40 and have job security. Well against the plan. “We've heard a jot of contradictions minimum wage and have no job from people here tonight. There's a real economic activity here and it’s We have to have people working who really too bad that so many people are against it,” said Exner. ~ Many of the arguments made against the waterslide park centred around the issue of a water supply. Some residents are concerned that the project would take water away from Ootischenia what about those who are working for security? We need growth in this town. can afford to have houses to live in. I think a lot of people here are being selfish,” he said. Castlegar resident Nick Stoochnoff argued that Castlegar and Ootischenia residents live in the same community ‘and that the tourist facility would Ootischenia Improvement District benefit everyone. Cheveldave urged CETAC to scrap its plans for the tourist attraction until an approved water supply can be found. “Our area at the present time does INSIDE GYM DELAYED: Completion of the $900,000 renovation to Stan- ley Humphries secondary school gymnasium have been delayed by a month because of problems obtaining door eastern Canada... A4 REBELS WIN: Castlegar Jr. Rebels got back on the winning track Saturday night with a lopsided 16-2 win over Beaver Valley Nite Hawks... BI “I hear a lot of people talk about tranquility here tonight, but we're neighbors. We're not going to do anything to displace you people. I'm continued on poge A2 frames from HUNTER TO HELP: ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. — Entertainer Tommy Hunter is planning a series of concerts to help former premier Joey Smallwood pay debts incurred by his Newfoundland Encyclopedia and set the project back on its feet. Hunter telephoned Smallwood’s son Bill this weék and of- fered his services to raise money. Pending Smallwood's approval, the concerts could go ahead within a few weeks. Aged, frail and destitute, the architect of Newfoundiand’s union with Canada is facing a $176,000 lawsuit for unpaid printing bills of his encyclopedia, which ceased production after Smallwood suffered a crippling stroke in 1984 In a moving tribute to an illustrious career, Canadians have rallied behind the 86-year-old Smallwood, who stands to lose everything he owns as his dream of creating the five-volume project goes down the tubes. Smallwood cashed in his investments and spent his life e tirst two volumes of the encyclopedia before his mpaired by the stroke.